Wednesday 20th October 2021. 0800 – 0930

Weather

No rain. Bright sunny day. Cool Northerly breeze to 15 knots at times. Track dry. Water level fallen by 8 cm since last Patrol and Stepping Stones again usable. Water clarity improved. Full Moon 21/10.

Wildlife Report

Set out early this morning to avoid the heat later in the day.
Struck lucky by spotting a Green Ringtail Possum at the informal entry to Allumbah Pocket and invited a small bus full of adventurous girls to be introduced. They had already been advised to look out for me so I was surprised that they took up my offer!
There was nothing else to be found in the immediate vicinity and they had another date. This was a shame as when they had left the Possum moved slightly revealing an absolutely delightful joey who gazed at me for several minutes.
Met up with another couple of visitors at Snodgrass’s Pool and was able to show them an Eastern Water Dragon on a rock at the Upper Level followed by a another Green Ringtail Possum and joey. This was revealed to be White Spot who had changed her pitch to another tree.
I continued on seeing very little until a Saw-shelled Turtle was photographed in the water at Picnic Peninsula and I also saw a Pale-yellow Robin nearby.
The Coppery Brushtail Possum was again exposing herself in the overhanging Fig Tree but I could see no sign of a joey today.